20 Years of Rigor, Innovation, and Impact
The Center for State Child Welfare Data | 2024
In 2024, the Center for State Child Welfare Data celebrated 20 years of supporting child-and-family serving agencies around the world. To commemorate the anniversary, we compiled a retrospective outlining the breadth and depth of the Center’s extraordinary portfolio.
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Performance-Based Contracting in Tennessee
Jennifer Haight
In 2005, Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services engaged the Data Center in an effort to improve outcomes for children placed with contracted private services providers. We helped the state design and implement a performance- based contract that led to improved permanency for children and $20 million in savings to the state over five years.
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